MUMBAI: While Covid-19 cases rose to 3,000-plus in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the daily case count in Mumbai dropped to 357 after a week of staying over the 400 mark. As per the state Covid update on Tuesday, 3,131 cases and 70 deaths were registered in Maharashtra.
Daily deaths in Mumbai dropped to one for the first time in September; the toll was 1 on August 24 and 31 as well.
The daily test positivity rate in Mumbai rose to 1.45% with only 24,907 tests conducted against the average of 35,000. “There has been a drop in the number of tests conducted in the last few days, but it should pick up. We, in fact, plan to step up testing for at least the next few months,” said BMC additional commissioner Suresh Kakani.
KEM Hospital dean Dr Hemant Deshmukh said the daily admissions in his hospitals had dropped to around 10.
“However, due to the festival season that saw a lot of social mingling, we need to be on our guard for at least another 28 days,” he said.
Public health minister Rajesh Tope told reporters there was no indication of the third wave so far.
The Covid tally in Maharashtra stands at 65.27 lakh, including 7.38 lakh in Mumbai. The death toll is 1.38 lakh, including 16,059 in Mumbai.
